page_title: 2019 AFC Asian Cup
section_title: Group F
hierarchical_section_title: 2019 AFC Asian Cup / Group stage / Group F
caption_attribution_description: English: Japan &amp; Turkmenistan Group F match, 2019 AFC Asian Cup. In photo Mihail Titov.
context_page_description: The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It was held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 February 2019.
  For the first time, the Asian Cup final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from 2004 to 2015. Under this new format, the finalists would contest a group stage consisting of six groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage of 16 teams. The host nation qualified for the final tournament automatically, while the remaining 23 places were determined among the other 45 national teams of the AFC through a qualifying competition running from 2015 to 2018, part of which also served as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process for the confederation.
  The tournament was won for the first time by Qatar, who defeated Japan 3–1 in the final. This was also Qatar's first ever top 4 finish in the competition. The defending champions, were eliminated by the hosts at the quarter-finals, who subsequently lost to the eventual champions in the semi-finals.
context_section_description: Group F saw Japan and Uzbekistan progressing to the round of 16, with Japan defeating Uzbekistan 2–1 to finish in first place. Japan began their campaign with a 3–2 victory over Turkmenistan, before beating Oman 1–0 to qualify to the knockout stage. Uzbekistan, on the other hand, beat Oman 2–1 thanks to an 85th-minute goal by Eldor Shomurodov, before beating their neighbors Turkmenistan 4–0. Oman qualified to the next round for the first time, after winning 3–1 over Turkmenistan, with Mohammed Al-Musalami scoring a goal in the injury time.
  Source: AFC
  9 January 2019
  15:00
  Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
  Attendance: 5,725
  Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
  9 January 2019
  17:30
  Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
  Attendance: 9,424
  Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
  13 January 2019
  17:30
  Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
  Attendance: 12,110
  Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
  13 January 2019
  20:00
  Rashid Stadium, Dubai
  Attendance: 4,354
  Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
  17 January 2019
  17:30
  Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
  Attendance: 8,338
  Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
  17 January 2019
  17:30
  Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
  Attendance: 7,005
  Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
caption: Japan v Turkmenistan
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